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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1782 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Part of a substantial Roman ditch, Springhead, Southfleet |
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Summary
Part of a substantial Roman ditch was discovered during excavations at Springhead. It was similar to other ditches discovered elsewhere at Springhead and which appear to be associated with Roman roads. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Parish: | SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DITCH? (Roman - 43 AD? to 99 AD?)
Full description
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Part of a substantial Roman ditch was discovered during excavations at Springhead. It was similar to other ditches discovered elsewhere at Springhead and which appear to be associated with Roman roads. It was originally interpreted as relating to a possible annexe to a fort but more recent interpretations of the roman activity at Springhead now make this unlikely. (1)
<1> WS Penn, 1965, Archaeologia Cantiana, Springhead - map of Discoveries (Article in serial). SKE12613.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Article in serial: WS Penn. 1965. Archaeologia Cantiana, Springhead - map of Discoveries. Vol 80, pp 107-117. |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 6 | Part of: Vagniacae (Springhead), Iron Age and Roman religious centre (Monument) |
